Today's Headlines -- Tuesday

• Police bust NY 'Occupy' protest in nighttime sweep (AP)
• Syrian soldiers killed in clash with defectors (AP)
• Consumers hit retail stores to give economy boost (AP)
• Stocks waver as Italian borrowing rates jump again (AP)
• Sandusky says he only 'horsed around' with boys (AP)
• Palestinian official: Rivals agree on election (AP)
• House-Senate negotiators unveil spending bill (AP)
• Cain's trouble with women voters threatens GOP bid (AP)
• Ind. man, 87, says he was forced to deliver drugs (AP)
• Players reject NBA's offer, threatening season (AP)
• New York police evict anti-Wall Street protesters (Reuters)
• France draws fire after "alarm bells" warning (Reuters)
• Wal-Mart profit below forecasts despite better sales (Reuters)
• Obama to vow bigger Asia footprint on Pacific tour (Reuters)
• Economy shows signs of momentum in 4th quarter (Reuters)
• Bomb destroys Kenya police car in refugee camp (Reuters)
• Analysis: Four week countdown to rescue euro zone (Reuters)
• Hacking could have gone on at News Corp paper post-2007 (Reuters)
• Is Congress picking stocks with insider information? (The Christian Science Monitor)
• Supreme Court agrees to settle fight over Obama health-care law (The Christian Science Monitor)